Lyrics
Verse 1
We see You on the cross
And You're beautiful, God
The blood speaks a better word, yeah
Verse 2
The bread, Your body
The wine, Your blood
Sweet communion
You set a table for us
The crucified Jesus
No greater love
Than the bread, Your body
Than the wine, Your blood
Chorus (Repeat)
Oh-oh, we will remember
Oh-oh, Jesus, our Savior
Oh, just to know You in Your suffering
Just to get me closer than I've ever been
Oh-oh, we will remember
Yes, we will, yes, we will
Verse 3
The holes in Your hands
And the wounds in Your side
Thirty-nine lashes
Brought me back to life
And before resurrection
There was a grave
In hell, there was a battle
And my life was saved
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge 1
Oh, we can see it now
And we can see how
Oh, Your blood made a way
Your blood made a way
Vamp 1 (Repeat x8)
This is our Savior
Look at Him, look at Him
Our Christ Redeemer
Look at Him, look at Him
Chorus (Repeat)
Vamp 1 (Repeat)
Vamp 2 (Repeat, Extended)
Would you just look at Him? Look at Him
(His eyes like fire)
(His hair like wool)
(His feet like brass)
(He's beautiful)
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge 2
And how could we forget?
After what we've experienced
Oh, it's unforgettable
Up from the muck and the miry clay
He lifted me
Vamp 3 (Repeat)
I remember, I won't forget
How He took my life from the pit
We remember, we won't forget
Look at where we are now
Look at where we were back then
Chorus (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Remember" opens at the cross, describing bread and wine as body and blood shared in communion, treating that meal as an act of remembrance rather than ordinary food. That opening image of shared table frames the entire song around commemorating a specific, costly event.
Its verses name physical details directly, holes in the hands, wounds in the side, describing suffering endured before resurrection rather than skipping to victory alone. A later section borrows language directly from a vision of Christ's appearance, eyes like fire, hair like wool, feet like brass, extending the song's attention from historical suffering to a described, ongoing glory.
Rooted in contemporary worship's communion and remembrance tradition, the song functions as an extended meditation on Christ's suffering and rescue, its repeated declaration "we remember, we won't forget" tying present worship directly to specific, recalled deliverance from what the song describes as the pit.
Related Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 Describes bread and wine as body and blood shared in remembrance, directly echoed in the song's opening description of communion.
- Revelation 1:14-15 Describes eyes like fire, hair like wool, and feet like bronze, directly echoed in the song's description of Christ's appearance.